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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2008, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2008 and what is climbing now.

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The 2008 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emma18,830
  2. 2Isabella18,629
  3. 3Emily17,448
  4. 4Olivia17,088
  5. 5Ava17,051
  6. 6Madison17,047
  7. 7Sophia16,091
  8. 8Abigail15,088
  9. 9Elizabeth12,027
  10. 10Chloe11,836
  11. 11Samantha11,190
  12. 12Addison10,767
  13. 13Natalie10,201
  14. 14Mia10,173
  15. 15Alexis9,734
  16. 16Alyssa9,653
  17. 17Hannah9,577
  18. 18Ashley9,408
  19. 19Ella9,364
  20. 20Sarah9,055
  21. 21Grace9,042
  22. 22Taylor8,344
  23. 23Brianna8,278
  24. 24Lily8,128
  25. 25Hailey7,872
  26. 26Anna7,278
  27. 27Victoria7,127
  28. 28Kayla6,835
  29. 29Lillian6,817
  30. 30Lauren6,455
  31. 31Kaylee6,302
  32. 32Allison6,241
  33. 33Savannah6,134
  34. 34Nevaeh6,112
  35. 35Gabriella6,039
  36. 36Sofia5,985
  37. 37Makayla5,957
  38. 38Avery5,829
  39. 39Riley5,774
  40. 40Leah5,634
  41. 41Julia5,620
  42. 42Aubrey5,570
  43. 43Jasmine5,536
  44. 44Audrey5,443
  45. 45Katherine5,350
  46. 46Morgan5,333
  47. 47Destiny5,320
  48. 48Brooklyn5,317
  49. 49Sydney5,264
  50. 50Alexa5,226
  51. 51Kylie5,194
  52. 52Brooke5,186
  53. 53Kaitlyn5,117
  54. 54Evelyn5,101
  55. 55Layla4,931
  56. 56Madeline4,820
  57. 57Kimberly4,814
  58. 58Zoe4,781
  59. 59Jessica4,739
  60. 60Peyton4,738
  61. 61Alexandra4,612
  62. 62Claire4,601
  63. 63Maria4,593
  64. 64Madelyn4,567
  65. 65Mackenzie4,474
  66. 66Arianna4,426
  67. 67Jocelyn4,372
  68. 68Amelia4,352
  69. 69Angelina4,299
  70. 70Trinity4,276
  71. 71Maya4,270
  72. 72Andrea4,263
  73. 73Valeria4,206
  74. 74Rachel4,087
  75. 75Sophie4,065
  76. 76Aaliyah4,046
  77. 77Mariah4,041
  78. 78Vanessa4,032
  79. 79Gabrielle4,027
  80. 80Katelyn3,976
  81. 81Ariana3,916
  82. 82Bailey3,907
  83. 83Camila3,847
  84. 84Jennifer3,797
  85. 85Melanie3,714
  86. 86Charlotte3,671
  87. 87Autumn3,669
  88. 88Gianna3,669
  89. 89Paige3,647
  90. 90Faith3,636
  91. 91Payton3,612
  92. 92Sara3,595
  93. 93Isabelle3,573
  94. 94Caroline3,545
  95. 95Genesis3,523
  96. 96Mary3,514
  97. 97Isabel3,489
  98. 98Zoey3,450
  99. 99Gracie3,427
  100. 100Megan3,416

US babies given each name in 2008.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob22,621
  2. 2Michael20,652
  3. 3Ethan20,223
  4. 4Joshua19,231
  5. 5Daniel19,032
  6. 6Alexander18,711
  7. 7Anthony18,417
  8. 8William18,403
  9. 9Christopher17,966
  10. 10Matthew17,604
  11. 11Jayden17,167
  12. 12Andrew16,779
  13. 13Joseph16,599
  14. 14David16,347
  15. 15Noah15,808
  16. 16Aiden15,592
  17. 17James15,190
  18. 18Ryan14,686
  19. 19Logan13,861
  20. 20John13,336
  21. 21Nathan13,262
  22. 22Elijah13,241
  23. 23Christian13,069
  24. 24Gabriel13,041
  25. 25Benjamin12,958
  26. 26Jonathan12,905
  27. 27Samuel12,774
  28. 28Tyler12,709
  29. 29Nicholas12,533
  30. 30Gavin11,752
  31. 31Dylan11,710
  32. 32Jackson11,641
  33. 33Brandon11,482
  34. 34Caleb10,579
  35. 35Mason10,489
  36. 36Angel10,357
  37. 37Isaac10,030
  38. 38Evan9,926
  39. 39Jack9,897
  40. 40Jose9,826
  41. 41Kevin9,798
  42. 42Isaiah9,670
  43. 43Luke9,424
  44. 44Justin9,365
  45. 45Landon9,361
  46. 46Lucas9,328
  47. 47Zachary9,235
  48. 48Jordan9,099
  49. 49Robert8,841
  50. 50Aaron8,545
  51. 51Brayden8,445
  52. 52Thomas8,370
  53. 53Cameron8,305
  54. 54Hunter8,045
  55. 55Austin7,997
  56. 56Adrian7,938
  57. 57Connor7,817
  58. 58Owen7,802
  59. 59Aidan7,709
  60. 60Jason7,662
  61. 61Julian7,469
  62. 62Wyatt7,313
  63. 63Charles7,288
  64. 64Luis7,135
  65. 65Carter7,069
  66. 66Juan7,034
  67. 67Chase7,003
  68. 68Jeremiah6,594
  69. 69Diego6,572
  70. 70Brody6,299
  71. 71Xavier6,290
  72. 72Adam6,098
  73. 73Carlos6,054
  74. 74Sebastian6,041
  75. 75Liam5,982
  76. 76Hayden5,949
  77. 77Nathaniel5,858
  78. 78Henry5,788
  79. 79Jesus5,758
  80. 80Ian5,723
  81. 81Tristan5,659
  82. 82Bryan5,505
  83. 83Sean5,471
  84. 84Alex5,400
  85. 85Cole5,389
  86. 86Eric5,377
  87. 87Brian5,263
  88. 88Jaden5,193
  89. 89Carson5,127
  90. 90Blake5,099
  91. 91Ayden5,058
  92. 92Cooper5,051
  93. 93Dominic4,965
  94. 94Brady4,815
  95. 95Josiah4,785
  96. 96Caden4,773
  97. 97Kyle4,705
  98. 98Colton4,550
  99. 99Eli4,526
  100. 100Kaden4,508

US babies given each name in 2008.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2008?
Emma was the #1 girl name in the US in 2008, given to 18,830 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2008?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2008, given to 22,621 babies.

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